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February 27-28: 5th Annual Boone Docs Film Festival
Jan 16, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The fifth annual Boone Docs Film Festival, a showcase for short documentaries celebrating the people who live and work in Appalachia, ...

Dr. Zachary Russell

Dr. Zach Russell discusses NC Innovation research on Spectrum News
Jan 13, 2026

Two NC Innovation grant recipients explain how their research is moving from the lab into the real world. Dr. Zachary Russell of Appalachian State Uni...

Writer Timothy Boyce

February 25: “The Secret WWII Concentration Camp Diary of Odd Nansen” with Timothy Boyce
Jan 9, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State University's Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Peace Studies (CJHPS) invites the public to a free lecture ...

Erik Martella sits on a stone wall and smiles while pouring himself a glass of red wine.

Demystifying Wine for the Next Generation [faculty featured]
Jan 9, 2026

As both an educator and winemaker, Erik Martella has spent decades thinking about how people encounter wine, not just as a beverage, but as an experie...

Ann Wortinger is a lecturer and content development coordinator for the Veterinary Technology program in the Department of Rural Resilience and Innovation at Appalachian State University.

Ann Wortinger discusses vet techs' role in diabetes education in Veterinary Practice News
Jan 9, 2026

One area in which veterinary technicians excel is client education. In the case of a pet recently diagnosed with diabetes mellitus (DM), this becomes ...

Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (vol. 53, no. 2)

Appalachian Journal (vol. 53, no. 2) now available
Jan 9, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — The latest issue of Appalachian Journal: A Regional Studies Review (volume 53, number 2), will arrive in subscribers’ mailboxes...

Among Julia Castellano’s sourdough starters is Dough-P Jr., created from the one used by her mentor in France. Customers can purchase portions of Dough-P Jr. weekly, Thursday to Sunday.

Wilmington’s Bread Whisperer [alumna featured]
Jan 8, 2026

“Sorry, Julia, but … Sue’s exploding.”Julia Castellano, owner of Little Loaf Bakery & Schoolhouse in Wilmington, smiles at her f...

From left to right, Trevor McKenzie, Sammy Osmond, Jackson Lewis, and Grayson McGuire. (Photo by Rusty Williams)

In Lansing, North Carolina, A Music Festival Used Stringband Tunes To Drive Ongoing Hurricane Recovery Efforts [faculty featured]
Jan 7, 2026

All across Appalachia, communities have historically leaned on music to help get work done. Whether tending the garden or marching along the picket li...

Dr. Brett Taubman is a professor and the director of the Fermentation Sciences program in Appalachian State University's A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.

Dr. Brett Taubman authors chapter in upcoming ACS Symposium Series volume
Jan 6, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Brett Taubman, professor and director of the Fermentation Sciences program in Appalachian State University's A.R. Smith ...

Dr. Nancy Asen is an assistant professor in the Appalachian State University A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences.

Dr. Nancy Asen co-authors publications in Food Research International and Food Chemistry
Jan 6, 2026

BOONE, N.C. — Dr. Nancy Asen, assistant professor in Appalachian State University's A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sc...

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